A review by cleo_reads
Bonds of Brass, by Emily Skrutskie
2.0
2.5 stars? It’s not a terrible book but I just could NOT suspend disbelief enough to get past the plot holes, unbelievable characters and lackluster world building to enjoy the action sequences.
Reading it, I was alternately annoyed with and baffled by the actions of the narrator, Ettian. I kept hoping there was some big plot twist coming to upend everything and make it all make sense. And then the big plot twist came and it didn’t explain anything and it just made me really mad at the author.
Other reviewers have mentioned the Poe/Finn vibe. There are significant differences between Star Wars and this book but also similarities. It’s about two fighter pilots in a universe with rebels and empires and ginormous spaceships. The details about the empire and rebels are quite different. And there are no sentient species besides humans, no cantina scenes and no cute robots.
The biggest similarity to the most recent Star Wars movies is that it’s full of action and spectacle but it doesn’t make a lot of sense if you think about it too much. (I say that as a huge fan of the Star Wars movies.) I was a little more forgiving of that in the movies than I am in this book.
Reading it, I was alternately annoyed with and baffled by the actions of the narrator, Ettian. I kept hoping there was some big plot twist coming to upend everything and make it all make sense. And then the big plot twist came and it didn’t explain anything and it just made me really mad at the author.
Other reviewers have mentioned the Poe/Finn vibe. There are significant differences between Star Wars and this book but also similarities. It’s about two fighter pilots in a universe with rebels and empires and ginormous spaceships. The details about the empire and rebels are quite different. And there are no sentient species besides humans, no cantina scenes and no cute robots.
The biggest similarity to the most recent Star Wars movies is that it’s full of action and spectacle but it doesn’t make a lot of sense if you think about it too much. (I say that as a huge fan of the Star Wars movies.) I was a little more forgiving of that in the movies than I am in this book.